Act Number: 47

Act Name: The Assam Rifles Act, 2006

Year: 2006

Enactment Date: 2006-11-03

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the governance of the Assam Rifles, an Armed Force of the Union for ensuring the security of the borders of India, to carry out Counter Insurgency Operations in the specified areas and to act in aid of civil authorities for the maintenance of the law and order and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 50: Miscellaneous offences.
    Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,—
         (a) being in command at any post or on the march, and receiving a complaint that anyone under his command has beaten or otherwise mal-treated or oppressed any person, or has disturbed any fair or market, or committed any riot or trespass, fails to have due reparation made to the injured person or to report the case to the proper authority; or
         (b) by defiling any place of worship, or otherwise, intentionally insults the religion, or wounds the religious feelings of any person; or
         (c) attempts to commit suicide, and in such attempt does any act towards the commission of such offence; or
         (d) being below the rank of subordinate officer, when off duty, appears without proper authority, in or about camp, or when going, to, or returning from, any town or bazaar, carrying a rifle, sword or other offensive weapons; or
         (e) directly or indirectly accepts or obtains, or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain, for himself or for any other person, any gratification as a motive or reward for procuring the enrolment of any person or leave of absence, promotion or any other advantage or indulgence for any person in the service; or
         (f) commits any offence against the property or person of any inhabitant of, or resident in, the country in which he is serving,
shall, on conviction by an Assam, Rifles Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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